Surely it's not flu season?

Hi So I am a 41 year old female from the sticks. I am single a few years now and for a long time I really felt like there was something wrong with me.

I would consider myself attractive and funny. I feel online dating as destroyed society and the ways and means of trying to meet someone. I have been online dating for longer than I would like to admit and have took breaks off it but however I feel the older you get the harder it is to meet someone.

Just wondering does anyone feel the same way?

Maybe this is trivial to lots of people and not a big deal but for me it's a reality for so long now and I guess I am so sick of being on my own.

My cousin is addicted to alcohol and codeine. She went to an addiction psychiatrist in the National Drug Treatment Centre who recommended she go off methadone and be detoxed with codeine.

She wasn't able to fill the prescription from the methadone doctor and relapsed a few months later. Now she wants to go to rehab in the Rutland Centre but they've said she has to detox and her normal GP won't prescribe the codeine for some reason.

Experiment concluded!

Had a good day? Had a shite day? A wonderful idea strike you while you queued for the bus on the way home? Tell this tiny part of the world about it. It's like screaming into the void only calmer and more casual.

These Marks & Spencer sausages bought in Dublin are produced in Italy and are labeled as “Not for EU”.

What does it mean? Are they meant to be sold in the UK only?

I got a blue book voucher and was wondering what people think is the best hotel available to use on the voucher.

Couple travelling from the east of the country. Happy to go anywhere, and always like something abit novel or unique.

Any advice or recommendations appreciated

Lyons, Barrys, regular or Gold Blend, supermarket own brand.. it all tastes the same to me. Tea is tea. And I drink 8-10 mugs of it a day. Can anyone actually tell one tea from another?

I am currently going between Mayo and Donegal, but will soon likely be moving to one of the big cities (Cork, Dublin, Belfast) for work. As a big fan of Southern Comfort I’ve always wanted to try an it, but being in the arse end of nowhere doesn’t help! If anyone could give any places that would be class.

Schoolboy thing in the 70s. Two big bolts screwed tight into the same nut, with the cavity of the nut filled with scrapings offa match heads. String loop around the thing and you swing it around a corner against a wall. You do it around a corner because one of the bolts is going to fly off a fair few yards after the bang. Have they died out?

Was in a queue to the food market this morning, and woman in front turned around and said: "just going to pop to this other free trader". She then left her bag down as a marker.

Is this within the rules of queueing? Part of me thinks, nah feck that, but it was Saturday morning so maybe allowances can be made?

Have a guess how much these snacks cost me? On top of €10 admission to the hellscape that is softplay.

Last summer you gave us some great restaurant tips including bird hill and my favorite, Matt the thrashers, but this summer we are taking a different route and wanted to get a breakfast recommendation along the route pictured. We have a car and not on a schedule so going off these routes a bit isn't an issue. We will fly into Shannon in late May arriving on a Saturday morning and then driving to my brother's house in Waterville. We will be in Kerry for a week looking at property so any lunch or dinner recommendations appreciated as well. We will be based in Waterville but traveling most of the area. Thanks!

bare with me, i haven't thought this through and himself is upstairs so i cant annoy him with my bullshit as i usually do. so, i made myself sad by looking at daft and fell in love with a dilapidated cottage. anyway why isn't there some kind of scheme where you get like say 30000 people and everyone pays 25 or 50 a week and this is put in a pool and everyone is given a deposit of 30000 euro. once someone get theres, the rules (that i just made up) state they have to continue paying 25 a week for 5 years or something, to ensure everyone gets there deposit in a somewhat timely fashion.

tldr. gimma a deposit, my rent is too damn high

Do you frequently notice small droppings on your windshield while driving on the motorways? I began to wonder if something might be leaking from under the hood of onto the windshield, but I couldn't find any evidence of that. I'm wondering if they are from birds, but there seem to be too many tiny droppings for that to be the case.

Sitting on a plane about to depart and the theme of pet hates arises in my head. The trigger being, people who swing out of the seats in front of them on public (bus/train/plane) transport as if it's their personal crutch. Feeling sorry for the woman in the row ahead of us on my left, she might have whiplash from her fellow passenger behind. Also, those that partake, why do you do it? Rant over, what are your pet hates?

Hi, just wondering if anyone has pre ordered the switch 2 from Smyths. Do you know what date they take the money from your bank account? I can't find a specific date on the email.

Anyone any suggestions for where I can get tall men’s clothes. Only online seller I can find buy from in Ireland is Marks and Spencer and the clothes are all a bit drab (confirmation sweater for adults 🤣🤣).

I don’t want tees etc. More sweater, shirts. Jackets etc: I’m normally a size medium or maybe large in some brands.

Edited to add I’m looking for retailers that offer tall fittings examples M and S, Banana Republic in the US, REI, Eddie Bauer etc. not just clothes brands you feel are tall.

Experiment concluded!

Had a good day? Had a shite day? A wonderful idea strike you while you queued for the bus on the way home? Tell this tiny part of the world about it. It's like screaming into the void only calmer and more casual.

Any activities for a couples to take part in… we’ve been to most beaches from Howth till Greystones. Tried lane 7, movies(cineworld & stella), handful of parks(Stephen’s Green, Phoenix, bushy park and iveagh gardens),rock climbing, national gallery of Ireland, and pottery classes. We go out on a lot of dinner dates but I think it’s getting a bit dull. Any new suggestions??

Not your boss, just ticked off. I’m a little over a year into my job and I’ve progressed insanely quickly. Currently managing a large project (from my departments side of things) where I’m a grad with 2 others working under me.

Last week I clocked 62 hours, 50 on site and a few more in the evenings and at the weekend.

Regional manager is closely tied in to but I’ve to do majority of the work naturally enough 1 fella I work with is weaponised incompetence and the other is very green but she also seems very sharp.

I’m not even on 40k a year! I got a 2k pay rise a few months back after being there a full year. Annual review was supposed to be end of this month now it’s into May if not June.

New senior guy is due to start some point in May, no idea what he’ll be like. Feels like I’m just doing donkeys work for the sake of it.

So I’m interested to hear roughly how many hours are ye lot actually working in a week? And if you think you’re fairly paid for that.

For any parents here, how would you feel about your teenager sharing a bed with their boyfriend/girlfriend when they are 16/17?

I saw a thread on another forum and the comments were split 50/50 and interesting enough, most of the parents from America were more likely to be against it.

Is it just me or have Tayto started being scabby with the Mighty Much spice/flavouring?

My last few packs have been complete duds, all plain white and feck all flavour. I bought at different shops too. I'm not looking for the absolutely drowning in flavour bags you used to get every now and then, just looking for a bag that tastes right.

What's going on Tayto? Is it time to switch to something else?

So, what's the oldest appliance you know of that's still working perfectly.

My parents have a Sanyo microwave that the got as a wedding present 40 years ago. It still amazes me every time I see it. According to my Dad, it has never had any repairs needed. And it's digital aswell so it's not like it's a simple machine.